Re: Ararat BG connections- Lets Standardise instead!

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 02:31:34 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
Bromage) wrote:

>Grahame Ferguson (grahamef@users.mcmedia.com.au) wrote:
>>     If you standardise Gheringhap-Ballarat-Ararat, you provide an alternate
>> route from Gheringhap to Ararat.  Leave one line Ballarat to Warrenheip
>> broad gauge to go via Melton for the commuter trains.
>
>But then you lose the connection from Ballarat for Geelong for ALL trains
>off the Mildura line. Better to build a second sg track from North geelong
>to Warrenheip parallel to the bg line. The space is there, it used to be
>double line.
>
There isn't enough traffic for two tracks. Either just lay a third
rail (okay for 80 km/h) or SG B'rat to Geelong and run any BG traffic
via Sunshine and Newport.
If you are going to provide SG from Brat to Geelong you may as well
extend it north to Maryborough so Wheat ex Dunolly can access it.

Cheers

Krel

Just another eccentric crank.